abc's megan hughes has the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. this time line is getting tight. the government is currently operating on its third temporary funding extension at this hour. it's unclear if there are enough votes to pass a fourth. with a potential government shutdown imminent president trump on capitol hill had little to say about an immigration deal. >> we're working on it. >> reporter: but elsewhere at the capitol tears and protests from some of the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children known as d.r.e.a.m.ers and mitch mcconnell pointed the finger directly at the president for why there was no deal in i'm looking for something that president trump supports. as soon as we figure out what he is for, then i would be convinced that we were not just spinning our wheels. >> reporter: the president rejecting a bipartisan senate proposal calling it horrible and very, very weak. but a little over a week ago, trump brought in cameras to witness him n

reporter megan hughes is live in washington with the latest. megan? >> reporter: jessica, good morning to you. this timeline is tight. the government is currently operating on its third temporary funding extension and at this hour, it's not clear if there are enough votes to pass a force. >> with a potential government shutdown imminent, president trump on capitol hill had little to say about an immigration deal. >> we're working on it. >> reporter: elsewhere at the capitol, tears and protests from some of the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children known as d.r.e.a.m.ers. the republican leader, mitch mcconnell pointed the finger directly at the president for why there's no deal. >> as soon as we figure out what he is for, then i would be convinced we're not just spinning our wheels. >> the president rejecting a bipartisan senate proposal calling it horrible and very, very weak. a little over a week ago, trump brought in cameras to witness him negotiating with republicans and democrats. one sticking point, the border wall. kell

in washington, megan hughes, abc 7 news. >> megan, thank you. >>> california lawmakers expressing outrage about a possible major immigration sweep in the bay area. the chronicle reports i.c.e. agents are looking to arrest at least 1500 people and raids expected within weeks. the paper reports it would happen in san francisco and other california cities. this would be the biggest enforcement action of its kind under president trump. an i.c.e. spokesman was not able to speculate about other enforcement actions. >>> a bond hearing today. luis maura was stopped near san diego. the 20-year-old has been in the u.s. since he was 11 when his family arrived from ecuador. the university is working to help him. a student group working on his behalf says it's received very little support from cal. >>> city leaders in san jose and santa clara reached a truce to move forward. the agreement clears the way for santana west across from santana row in sanjose and city place near levi's stadium. lawsuits filed by -- concerns over traffic and lack of housing were the central issues behind that dispute. >>> s

megan hughs is joining us live from the nation's capital with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. that is exactly right, the special counsel's team made it clear they want to speak to the president directly about two key topics, the firings of james comey and michael flynn. on the heals of the interview with the highest ranking official to date. president trump says he is not worried. >> are you concerned about what the attorney told special counsel. >> not not at all. >> they tell abc news was questioning about the decision to fire fbi director james comey and also asked about the conversations with the russian ambassador and those taking place when he was a senior adviser on trump's campaign. despite saying this. >> i did not have communications with the russians. >> and news breaking that another key player, rick gates has hired a new attorney that has a track record of negotiating plea deals and mueller has indicated to trump's lawyers his office will seek answers directly from the president and a growing roster of interviews that mueller's office conducted last year includin

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abc's megan hughes has new details from d.c. overnight. od morning to you, megan. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning to you both. you'll remember the former chief strategist recently earned the president's scorn for his alleged comments in that new bombshell book. well, now apparently he is keeping quiet. steve bannon stonewalling on capitol hill. >> this was effectively a gag order by the white house. >> reporter: lawmakers frustrated at bannon's refusal to comment on the transition or his time at the white house during roughly ten hours of questioning. though the president recently lashed out at bannon saying he lost his mind, the white house is defending his silence. >> we're going to continue to be cooperative, but we're also going to maintain some of the executive privileges here at the white house that have been practiced for decades and that need to be maintained. >> if he's precluded from answering any questions during transition or administration and many questions even after he left the white house, obviously we're not able

megan hughes takes a look. >> reporter: president trump back in d.c. after a day of golf and a glitzy new year's eve bash at mar-a-lago where he shrugged off questions about north korea. >> we'll see, we'll see. >> reporter: kim jong un warned it's completed its nuclear forces. the u.s. should note that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table. another hot spot, iran. antigovernment protests have raged since thursday, and several people have been killed. the president tweeting this morning that it's time for change. republican senator lindsey graham slamming trump's twitter approach on "face the nation." >> president trump is tweeting very sim pathetically to the iranian people, but you can't just tweet here. you have to lay out a plan. >> have you conveyed this to the president? >> i just did. >> reporter: he will be put to the test in the year ahead as the party faces midterm elections. he is also aiming for a big infrastructure push. and looming large, the investigation into the trump campaign and russia collusion. >> we got off to a great star

megan hughes is live with the story. >> good evening.sident spent his first day in 2018 playing golf and sending out tweets. dominating his message? problems overseas. president trump heading back to d.c. after a day of golf and glitzy new year's eve bash at mar-a-largo, shrugging off questions about the latest warning fromnorth korean leader. >> we'll see. >> kim jong-un warned north korea has completed its nuclear forces. u.s. should know that button is on my table kim jong-un said, entire area of the u.s. mainland within nuclear strike range. another hot spot, iran, protests raged and several people killed. president tweeting it's time for change. lindsay graham slamming the twitter approach on face the nation tlt. >> tweeting symthetically to t t iranian people. you can't just tweet, you have to lay out plan. >> have you conveyed this to the president? >> i just did. >> year ahead, party faces midterm elections. looking for infrastructure changes and looming investigation into trump campaign and possible collusion with russia. but e

megan hughes takes a look. >> reporter: president trump back in d.c.ay of golf and a glitzy new year's eve bash at mar-a-lago where he shrugged off questions about north korea. >> we'll see, we'll see. >> reporter: kim jong un warned it's completed its nuclear forces. the u.s. should note that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table. another hot spot, iran. antigovernment protests have raged since thursday, and several people have been killed. the president tweeting this morning that it's time for change. republican senator lindsey graham slamming trump's twitter approach on "face the nation." >> president trump is tweeting very sim pathetically to the iranian people, but you can't just tweet here. you have to lay out a plan. >> have you conveyed this to the president? >> i just did. >> reporter: he will be put to the test in the year ahead as the party faces midterm elections. he is also aiming for a big infrastructure push. and looming large, the investigation into the trump campaign and russia collusion. >> we got off to a great start with get

megan hughes is live in washington with the latest in all of this. >> reporter: that is right. abc news learned that the president's legal team has actually discussed its options including potentially submitting written responses and if the special counsel insists on interviewing president trump in person it could result in a legal showdown. sources with knowledge of the matter telling abc news, that special counsel robert mueller indicated to trump's lawyers he will look for answers directly to the president. >> it is leading up the chain. >> all lines lead to donald trump. >> mueller's team made is clear they want to question him on two topics. the fires of james comey, and national security adviser michael flynn as the white house reacted to reports that he asked acting director mccabe how he voted. during an oval office meeting. >> lawmakers calling that inappropriate. >> there is a credible case of obstruction of justice against donald trump. and they combed the emails to see if it's an attempt to obstruct the investigation. they also interviewed comey and attorney general

abc's megan hughes has details. >> reporter: president trump back in d.c. bash at mar-a-lago. where he shrugged off questions about the latest warn about the north korean leader. >> we'll see, we'll see. >> reporter: in his new year's address, leader kim jong-un says that the u.s. should know that the but for nuclear weapons is on my table. kim jong-un said, the entire area of the u.s. mainland is within our nuclear strike range. another hot spot, iran. anti-government protests have raged since thursday and several people have been killed. the president tweeting that it's time for change. lindsey graham slamming trump's twitter approach on "face the nation." >> president trump is tweeting very sympathetically to the iranian people, but he just can't tweet here. he has to lay out a plan. >> have you conveyed this personally to the president? >> i just did. >> reporter: division between the president and congressional republicans will be put to the test in the year ahead as the party faces midterm elections. the president is also aiming for a big infrastructu